Creation Station Out West Blog Hop

Good Morning! This last week has been such a doozy. The good news is that it is OVER and today starts a brand new week! The kids have a 4 day school week with no school on Friday, not sure if I am excited about spring break or if I should go into this all cautiously. A year ago tomorrow, Joshua kicked off his spring break early with his appendectomy and then our whole world fell apart with COVID. We plan on having some fun this break though with plans to go to an indoor water park and some pig shopping! I can't wait for our barn to be full of pigs again! We claimed one last night for Josh from our friends, 1 down 5 my more pigs to go!

Today I am back in the swing of things with the Creation Station Design Team Blog Hop. I may have had some doing with regards to our Outwest/Outback Theme. It is an esthetic that is very much our families lifestyle. We have horses, 4H animals and love our agricultural friends! I chose to ink up the Ride The Range Bundle, I know it is on backorder BUT that doesn't mean you can't order it and make sure you stake your claim! Let me show you what I rounded up for you!

So this card started with a piece of Cinnamon Cider card stock piece that I decided to emboss with the Parisian Flourish Embossing Folder. You see, I had this epiphany about using our Blending Brushes and making a piece of what I thought would look like tooled leather. Like a saddle or even a belt. I used Soft Suede and Early Espresso with our Blending Brushes. The sponge daubers were perfect to get the raised details a bit darker. Next, I stamped the barbed wire on a label from the Tasteful Labels dies with Early Espresso Ink and layered it over a piece of our Misty Moonlight In Color DSP. The fence was die cut from a piece of Crumb Cake and a wood scrap from the In Good Taste DSP and adhered together so that it has dimension. My windmill is also cut twice and adhered together this time using some Soft Suede and added a bit of sparkle with the some Wink Of Stella. The sentiment stamped onto the Basic White Label from the Tasteful Labels Dies is stamped in Misty Moonlight to coordinate with the Blender Pen colored jeans that I colored on the cowboy. Once I had all of my layers arranged and adhered with Stampin' Seal and Stampin' Dimensionals, I added a a few Star Designer Elements. A mat of Misty Moonlight and Crumb Cake card base had me hollering "YEE-HAW" when this card was done!

I can't wait for you to see what Kathy has created for this hop! You can get to her by clicking the next button below! 

Have an amazing Sunday!

Kathy Kartak

The Spot 148 Color Challenge

Good Morning!! It is your typical Tuesday morning here! I hope you all aren't buried by snow! Ours has sadly melted! We now have an amazing mud bog going down to the pigs and the barn!

This morning we creating with a colors on The Spot! There is nothing I love more than the combination of Petal Pink and Soft Seafoam! Now we are throwing the Night of Navy in for this great challenge! I chose to use the Tasteful Touches suite for this fun card.

Okay first thing is first, I KNOW MY LABEL IS CROOKED! ALL of my kids were home yesterday and it wasn't until I took pictures that I realized that it was crooked... 

The card started with the piece of DSP from the In Good Taste DSP. This such a versatile pack of paper! I distressed the edges with older pair of Paper Snips. The back side of this piece has a wood pattern. I used it to create a band of across the front of the card and also distressed the edges. I chose to stamp the greenery like stamp from the Tasteful Touches using Soft Seafoam. The stamped flower is in Petal Pink and I went back in with a Blender Pen to color it a bit before fussy cutting. The flower is accented with a bit of the Fine Art Ribbon. My mat is actually Soft Seafoam (SHOCKER!) I actually used our Blending Brushes with Night of Navy ink on it. A bit of heat embossing in the top right corner was the perfect touch for my not so perfect card!

Now it is YOUR turn to play with these colors! I can't wait to see what you create (maybe yours will be less crooked than mine!)

Have an amazing Tuesday!

OSAT Pretty In Pink Blog Hop

Happy Thursday! Hope your week is treating you well! It was a scorcher here yesterday! Even by the time Troy was off of work around 5 PM, it was still 100 degrees (Fahrenheit). So the kids and I set up the slip n slide on the big hill. They played on that until almost 8! The weather was a bit questionable to the east of us and I wasn't sure if it was going to build up over the top of us. Dinner was pretty much set to go because it was a build your own salad night. 

This month The One Stamp At A Time Blog Hop Team is designing with the theme "Pretty in Pink". We are all using our favorites shades of pink from our Stampin' Up! palette and creating some amazing designs. I have paired the Cling Mount set So Much Love with our Stitched Triangle Dies and created today's design. Let me show you what I have created...

The pinks I have chosen today are Flirty Flamingo and Blushing Bride. There really isn't a pink I don't like and I didn't want to use Magenta Madness because I just used it two days ago! I have die cut a bunch of the Stitched Triangles, in different sizes and started staggering them across the card. You will notice I added some Gold Foil as an accent. Once I had a achieved my desired look, I added a strip of Gray Granite. I love this color paired up with a pink of any sort and it was perfect for this card. I stamped one of the flower stamps from the So Much Love in Memento Tuxedo Black so that I could use my Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends. I snuck in a bit of Rococo Rose and colored the leaves in Soft Seafoam. When I fussy cut this, I got rid of some of the smaller flowers. I dotted the center with the Champagne Shimmer Paint and added a bit of Wink of Stella to the flower. This is adhered over the Whisper White strip that is stamped with Blushing Bride ink. I chose the Gold Glitter Enamel Dots to accent my design. This is neatly layering onto a mat of Blushing Bride and on a bright base of Flirty Flamingo.

My little sanitizer holder is made from a piece of Flirty Flamingo card stock with an accent of the DSP from the Brights DSP stack. I added a scrap of the Gold and White stripe from this past months Paper Pumpkin so that it would coordinate with the card. I tied a quick bow of Polka Dot Tulle at the top of the bottle.

I am so glad that you stopped by today! I can not WAIT for you to see what my 20 other friends have created for this hop! There is full list of all the blogs to tour below! 

Have an amazing day!

The Spot Color Challenge 112

Happy Tuesday! If you are in the US, I hope you had a relatively normal but enjoyable Holiday weekend! We grilled some asparagus and pork chops for dinner yesterday. Spent some time getting the rest of the garden in over the weekend while Troy and Wesley mowed and wacked the weeds. Pigs are doing good, horses are in pasture and our version of normal seems to be panning out!

This week The Spot Creative Challenge we have a color challenge for you. You don't have use ALL 5 colors, you can pick 3 and roll with that too. I decided to be brave and use all 5. Let me show you what I have created today!

This card was so much fun to make! I used our sponges with all 5 colors on a sheet of Shimmer White Cardstock that I had cut to 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" in this order, Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Mango Melody, Granny Apple Green, and Coastal Cabana. After I achieved the look I was going for I cut 1/2" strips and layered them onto a piece of Whisper White card stock that was 3 1/2" x 4 3/4". I adhered each strip in a staggered like pattern of sorts using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. Next, I used the Rectangle Stitched Dies. After I had this piece all done, I stamped the large sunflower from the Celebrate Sunflower bundle with Versamark ink and Heat Embossed it with White Stampin' Emboss powder. To add a bit of panache, I heat embossed the same flower on the Basic Black layer. A bit of the dew drop looking gems from the Flowers For Every Season Gems were a subtle touch. To tie this card all together I decided to stamp the sentiment in Coastal Cabana to coordinate with the mat. A Melon Mambo card base was the ONLY choice in my mind and was perfect for this card!

Now it is your turn! Make a card using 3 of the colors... or 5! I can't wait to see what you create! These colors scream summer!! Have a great Tuesday!

A Quick Look at Tasteful Touches

Happy Wednesday! I actually had a bit of time to just play in my craft room yesterday. Should I have been cleaning my craft room? Yes! Should I have been cleaning the house? Also, Yes! It seems as though my hopes and dreams of any alone time are just that... Hopes and Dreams! At least until school starts in September! Between taking care of Pigs, Horses, Kids and Garden life is going to be crazy for a long while. We are settling into a new normal. Distance learning is OVER! 

When I saw the colors from the Global Design Project (you can get all of the information by clicking the graphic above) for this weeks challenge I couldn't wait to create SOMETHING. After using the Tasteful Touches last week it was on my work space clearly saying, "Pick me! Pick Me!". I have really been stuck using Petal Pink and this challenge provided an outlet for me to try something new. Now let me show you what I have created today!

When I started this card I placed my ink pads in front of me on my work place and just started stamping. The Soft Seafoam layer was first, it is stamped with the greenery like stamp on Soft Seafoam card stock. My old Paper Snips stick around so that I can distress the edges on card stock like I have done above. After distressing the edges of the Soft Seafoam layer, the sentiment was stamped with Versamark and sprinkled with Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder to be heat embossed. The flower is stamped in Blushing Bride on Whisper White with the center accented with Champagne Shimmer Paint. I have adhered  loops of the Gold Bakers Twine from the Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack behind the flower. This is layered over a banner stamped with Pretty Peacock and is also distressed.  I wasn't sure what to do or layer all of this over. So I grabbed a Whisper White piece of card stock and put it in the new Greenery Embossing Folder at a bit of an angle so I could emboss the corners. After adhering the Soft Seafoam layer to the embossed Whisper White, I distressed the edges of the Pretty Peacock mat. There really wasn't a better card base color than Blushing Bride, add a few Gold Gilded Gems and this beauty was done!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! If you need more inspiration with this color scheme just click the link above! Bye for now!

The Spot 111 Square Card Sketch Challenge

Happy Tuesday... Have you ever had a day that no matter you tried to do or squeeze in, it couldn't get finished... That was my Monday! Pigs, Garden, Crafting and Bickering Kids took the day by storm. I had a couple quiet hours to get todays card done before the bottom fell out of the bag.

Today I am designing with The Spot Design Team! We have an amazing SQUARE card sketch! It is not a card or design layout I reach to but I had so much fun inking up the NEW Blossoms In Bloom Bundle! Let me show you what I have made!

My card started with a Flirty Flamingo stamped flower pattern from the Blossoms In Bloom stamp set. I used my Stamparatus and then the Layering Circles to die cut this. I have added a bit of Pear Pizzazz stamped leaves and Crushed Curry stamped centers. The Greenery Embossing Folder was just the right touch on my Whisper White Layer. I have added a sentiment with Gold Foil mat. A few Flirty Flamingo stamped flowers and this cutie was done!

I can't wait to see what you create with this challenge! Happy Crafting!

OSAT Manly May Blog Hop

Happy Thursday to all of you! The weather is finally cooperating with outdoor plans! So today the kids and I are going to get our plants in the garden! School is officially out for the summer. The remote learning scenario was not ideal for those who have children that are not self starters or shady internet. I am just glad its over... We go back to school in September, Josh will have been out of school for 6 months the day we return.

The One Stamp At a Time Blog Hop is live and we chose Manly May for this months theme... Masculine cards when you have no choice but to make it Masculine is a bit of a struggle for me. So I inked up my Clubhouse Bundle and got the Country Club DSP and whipped up this cutie. Let me show you what I have created today!

My card started with a rich base of Crushed Curry with a coordinating mat of Night of Navy. I made a band using the Golf Cart pattern that also has a mat of Night of Navy. I have colored the my stamped image from the Clubhouse stamp set using Stampin' Blends and a Stampin' Write marker. A bit of ribbon and banner for the sentiment seem to do the trick. I added some Garden Green grass to accent the Golf Ball.

I was STUMPED for my 3D project! So I decided to add some Crushed Curry Card Stock and more of the Country Club DSP to the Mini Pizza Box. This is perfect for a gift card for dad or the grad!

I am so excited that you stopped by today! I can't wait for you to see what my other friends on the hop today have created. You will find that link list below! Have a fabulous day!

The Spot 110 Inspiration Challenge

Good Morning and happy Tuesday! We had a chilly day yesterday with cold wet weather and wind. It even snowed to the east of us! I am so glad that I hadn't planted all of my garden plants yet! I am sure my tomatoes and zucchini will thank me! I was told my peas will be okay because they are a cooler weather crop... who knew? The kids only have 2 official days left of school and I can't tell you how happy that makes me!

This week The Spot has an Inspiration Challenge for you. The thing I love the most about inspiration challenges is the freedom we have in creating. It is almost as good as doing a sketch! You can click the photo below to get all the details on the challenge.

Who is impatiently waiting for the new catalog??? Well my preorder came on Friday and I could not wait to ink up the Tasteful Touches stamp set! This set will make its debut in just a few weeks, it features amazing texture stamps, a feather (SQUEAL!) and a flower, in the bundle the dies are amazing labels of different styles and stitching... Enough about that! Wait, did I mention the 24 sheet pack of Designer Series Paper that has amazing wood and tile patterns...DROOL WORTHY! Let me show you what I have created today!

My card started with the Petal Pink layer,  I have stamped the feather with Petal Pink ink and embossed the layer with the new Tasteful Textile 3D embossing folder. I distressed the edges with an old pair of Paper Snips. My Soft Seafoam layer is stamped with Soft Seafoam ink using the greenery like stamp on my corners. To add a bit of visual texture I have heat embossed the square like pattern in gold. I accented this with the In Good Taste Elements. The Merry Merlot stamped sentiment is on one of the amazing labels in this bundle. It is adhered with Stampin' Dimensionals over the wood pieces. A bit of Linen Thread was just what the card needed. This is nicely layered onto a mat of Merry Merlot card stock with a base of Soft Seafoam. 

I am so excited to see what this challenge inspires you to make! You can just click the link above to join in on the fun!

Creation Station Gingham Style Blog Hop

Happy Sunday! I hope you all have enjoyed your weekend! I have spent two out of the last three days at middle school track meets with my kiddo! I am so proud of him and his perseverance but track meets are not for sissies! It was a beautiful day in the mid 70's at yesterdays! I will take that ANY day over freezing our rear ends off!

The Creation Station team is back, this month we are hopping with the theme "Gingham Style"! I found myself in a definite crafters block with this theme. I have spent soooo much time on stuff for OnStage and prepping for an after event that my brain is just not working... Let me show you what I have come up with!

Originally I had started this card with the idea that I would be using it for the TGIF Challenges Design Team but with being at the track meet Thursday until 7 PM almost two hours from home, I didn't get my ducks in a row to get it put together. I started with a Bokeh Technique created with Bermuda Bay, Mango Melody, and Granny Apple Green! Instead of using white to sponge my circles, I used the Frost White Shimmer Paint. After letting this dry (mine dried overnight because of my poor time management skills), I simply heat embossed the Dandelion from Dandelion Wishes using the White Stampin' Emboss Powder. This as well as the Lemon Lime Twist Gingham Gala DSP were cut using the Rectangle Stitched Dies. I layered my Bokeh over a piece of Bermuda Bay card stock. This was also the color I chose to stamp the sentiment in before punching it with the 1 3/4" Circle Punch. Before adhering to my Thick Whisper White card base, I added a bit of Bermuda Bay Mini Striped Ribbon.

Thank You so much for stopping by today! I have provided a full list of products below that I used on todays card! I can't wait for you to see what the amazing Liz Van Wely has for you today! You can get to her by clicking the next button below!

Dandelion Wishes Clear-Mount Stamp Set $20.00	Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad $7.50	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad $7.50	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad $7.50	Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock $8.50
Gingham Gala 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper $11.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock $7.75	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock $9.75	Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies $35.00	Bermuda Bay 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Mini Striped Ribbon $8.00
Frost White Shimmer Paint $8.00	1/2" Circle Punch $6.00	3/4" Circle Punch $13.00	1" Circle Punch $13.00	1-3/4" Circle Punch $18.00
Sponge Daubers $5.00	White Stampin' Emboss Powder $5.00	Versamark Pad $9.00	Heat Tool $30.00	Embossing Buddy $6.00
Big Shot $110.00	Big Shot Magnetic Platform $40.00